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A timely, migration-themed concert, inspired by Antoine Cassar’s poetry, opens in Valletta today. Being held on World Refugee Day, The Map of the Mediterranean will focus on the theme of migration, how it has shaped the region, as well as the difficultieConcert analyses migration in the Mediterranean
A timely, migration-themed concert, inspired by Antoine Cassar’s poetry, opens in Valletta today. Being held on World Refugee Day, The Map of the Mediterranean will focus on the theme of migration, how it has shaped the region, as well as the difficulties it presents. It will feature new music by composers Luc Houtkamp and Guy Harries and is being performed by the POW Ensemble, which also includes Tom Armitage. “Without migration, the Mediterranean would not be what it is now: a richly diverse amalgam of people with an array of cultural backgrounds and heritages,” Dutch composer Houtkamp says. Cassar’s poem – which carries the same title as the concert – describes the shapes of the Mediterranean Sea from the four cardinal directions in relation to the history of its peoples, including ancient and contemporary migrations. He says: “The theme of migration gives many points of departure for a musical event, such as the shared melodies, food or even the names. Other aspects of migration, such as the need for people to leave everything and integrate into new communities, are also explored.” Houtkamp says that stanzas in Maltese and English will form the backbone of the concert. Read more